U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined their West Coast colleagues in the Senate to request details from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on future plans and funding needs for the West Coast Early Earthquake Warning (EEW) system. “After years of strong congressional and state-level support, we are
El Senado aprobó el jueves una medida bipartidista que prohibiría las importaciones de la región china de Xinjiang a menos que el importador pueda demostrar que no se hicieron con trabajo forzado, en un paso importante para responsabilizar a China por su represión de la minoría uigur, en su mayoría musulmana. La Ley de prevención del trabajo forzoso de los uigures fue
WASHINGTON — El Senado votó por unanimidad el jueves para aprobar una legislación que prohibiría la importación de una amplia gama de productos fabricados en la región china de Xinjiang en un intento por evitar que las empresas adquieran bienes producidos a través del trabajo forzoso de las minorías musulmanas perseguidas. Su aprobación fue una victoria para los partidarios de un
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Minnesota Senator Tina Smith have introduced the Rural Health Equity Act, S. 3149, in the United States Senate. The proposed legislation would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Office of Rural Health within the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The
Cuando la Casa Blanca anunció esta semana que no enviaría a ningún funcionario a los próximos Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en Beijing, la respuesta del Congreso no se hizo esperar: un raro elogio bipartidista, seguido de otra demanda: las empresas estadounidenses patrocinadoras de los Juegos deberían hacer lo mismo. “Seguimos argumentando que
Those impacted by the most destructive wildfire season in Oregon history are finally getting some good news. A $2.4 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will go to help reimburse the costs associated with housing those who lost their homes during the 2020 wildfire season. The announcement was
Congressional Democrats on Monday marked the 156th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by calling on federal lawmakers to end a form of slavery that has been allowed to persist in the United States. “Abolishing slavery can’t come with a loophole.” Passed by Congress in January
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has introduced legislation aimed at addressing overcrowded classrooms. A release said the Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act, is “bold legislation that invests in small class sizes in public schools”. Along with Merkley, the proposal is being put forward by Congresswoman Lucy McBath
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading a group of nine senators in pushing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to crack down on synthetic nicotine. Vaping manufacturers have reportedly been switching to synthetic nicotine to sidestep the FDA’s regulatory process for tobacco products and to continue to ensnare teens
Several facial recognition projects around the world have recently come under scrutiny, spurred by concerns of privacy advocates that the technology is not being properly regulated. In Russia, digital rights group Roskomsvoboda is calling for more transparency in handling citizens’ biometric data collected as part of Face Pay’s Moscow Metro
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